Each year since 2014, FWCD’s senior class has donated a “senior gift” that funds a cause of their choice. As Head of Upper School Peggy Wakeland read each graduate’s name, they came forward for their diploma and dropped an envelope in a basket. This year’s class gave more than $6,500 on the day of their commencement to purchase a new piece of playground equipment for FWCD’s Lower School. Asad Dean ’90 delivered parting words and a little music to the new graduates. “As you get ready to diverge, remember that Country Day will always be a place to converge. Through gatherings, athletic and art activities, lectures and events, you will always have opportunities to reconnect with your alma mater,” Dean said. “After last year’s commencement address, I began searching for the spark that would serve as the catalyst for my remarks to this special group of Falcons. That spark came when I listened to Swedish House Mafia’s ‘For You.” Graduates, today is about, because of and for you. Fort Worth Country Day will always be there for you, too!” 38
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Class of 2023 By the Numbers FWCD’s 93 graduates in the Class of 2023 earned more than $10.5 million in merit-based scholarships. They were accepted to a total of 121 colleges and universities and have committed to attend 44 of them, where they will utilize more than $2.1 million of the scholarship money offered at their attending colleges. Fifty-six percent of the senior class will attend college outside Texas in the fall, with 44 percent staying in-state. Additional Class of 2023 highlights include: ● Seventeen seniors were named National Merit Scholars, Finalists, Commended, and/or College Board Recognition Programs Scholars. ● Sixteen seniors were named AP Scholars, AP Scholars with Honor or AP Scholars with Distinction awards. ● Eighty-five percent of FWCD’s senior class received merit-based college scholarships or awards. ● Twenty-five percent of the graduating class will attend the most selective colleges/universities in the